Today I attended the BMC FUNdamental Course run by Katherine Schirrmacher. Katherine is an experienced Mountaineering Instructor and one of the first generations of Climbing Coaches. This is my first foray into the coaching of Rock Climbing. Now, there is a long discussion to be had as to the difference between Coaching and Instruction when it comes to climbing. I do beleive that coaching is a very important part of an Instructors role in bringing on a climbers 'soft skil